Refugee Update
May. 12th, 2018 08:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamer_easyHome from an overseas trip and weeks behind on the news.
The Human Rights Commission has had its budget slashed by half a million dollars, while the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has lost $3.7 million over the next five years.
The US has so far rejected all Iranian and Somali asylum seekers on Nauru, presumably as a result of the "Muslim ban". Last month another 50 refugees were accepted by the US as part of the deal.
The Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton, continues to rule out New Zealand as a resettlement option, despite NZ's willingness to accept some refugees from Manus and Nauru. However, Australia has also asked NZ to keep their offer open.
Another suicidal child has been brought to Australia from Nauru; this time the government backed down in the face of a court case, rather than having to be ordered by a judge.
You may recall the case of the woman who refused to leave Nauru for heart surgery unless her son went with her. Both are now in Taiwan, where she is recovering from surgery. A psychiatrist says her son is severely depressed and suicidal as a result of his imprisonment on Nauru and should not be returned there.
A hopeful sign: For The First Time In Forever, Voters Actually Support Limiting Offshore Detention
More soon, when I'm less jetlagged.
The Human Rights Commission has had its budget slashed by half a million dollars, while the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has lost $3.7 million over the next five years.
The US has so far rejected all Iranian and Somali asylum seekers on Nauru, presumably as a result of the "Muslim ban". Last month another 50 refugees were accepted by the US as part of the deal.
The Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton, continues to rule out New Zealand as a resettlement option, despite NZ's willingness to accept some refugees from Manus and Nauru. However, Australia has also asked NZ to keep their offer open.
Another suicidal child has been brought to Australia from Nauru; this time the government backed down in the face of a court case, rather than having to be ordered by a judge.
You may recall the case of the woman who refused to leave Nauru for heart surgery unless her son went with her. Both are now in Taiwan, where she is recovering from surgery. A psychiatrist says her son is severely depressed and suicidal as a result of his imprisonment on Nauru and should not be returned there.
A hopeful sign: For The First Time In Forever, Voters Actually Support Limiting Offshore Detention
More soon, when I'm less jetlagged.
